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Say Mean Matter

Christopher describes his discomfort and fears at the train station due to the large crowds and echoing tunnel. He feels giddy and sick as people walk into and out of the tunnel. However, after speaking to a policeman, Christopher feels safe when buying his ticket from the ticket office. He tells the ticket agent that he wants to go to London to see his mother and stay there, indicating his desire to not return to his father.

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Say Mean Matter

Christopher describes his discomfort and fears at the train station due to the large crowds and echoing tunnel. He feels giddy and sick as people walk into and out of the tunnel. However, after speaking to a policeman, Christopher feels safe when buying his ticket from the ticket office. He tells the ticket agent that he wants to go to London to see his mother and stay there, indicating his desire to not return to his father.

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“And it was like Christopher The author means It is important

standing on a cliff in describes how he is to emphasize because it shows


a really strong wind feeling about the Christopher's fears Christopher’s
because it made me train station and and characteristics discomfort and fears
feel giddy and how he isn't feeling by the description of transmitted to the
sick because there comfortable in it. his emotions. reader.
were lots of people
walking into and out
of the tunnel and it
was really echoey
and there was only
one way to go and
that was down the
tunnel”- 181 ch

“And I walked into Christopher is The author makes This quote shows
the ticket office and I walking to the ticket, us feel the emotions the little and tiny
turned round and I having just talked of Christopher by details of how can
could see that the with a policeman telling how he feels Chistopher can still
policeman was telling how he is safe just because of trust people after the
still watching me so feeling safe. the look of the talk, and the feeling
I felt safe.” -191 ch policeman. of being safe

“I want to go to Here Christopher is The author makes Christopher in the


London,”-191 ch in the ticket station Christopher see his whole chapter
trying to get to mom and how shows how he let
London to see his Chistopher desires his fears aside and
mom. to see his mom. decided to go with
his mom no matter
what.

“I want to stay there Christopher is The author wants to Christopher shows


when I get talking with the emphasize on how his desire of not
there.”-191 ch Ticket man to get his Christopher doesn't going back with his
ticket, the ticket man want to be with his father and the hope
asks him questions dad any more. of being with his
and Christopher mom.
answers.

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